This trail camp is in an attractive little glen with a view of Mount Diablo. The little camp is surrounded by cow pasture and is fenced in to keep it free of cow manure. It’s one of the more remote East Bay backpack camps; the area is little-visited and there’s no traffic noise.

The entire camp is a single site that can accommodate up to 20 people.

It’s a 3-mile hike on old ranch roads from the Morgan Territory parking lot, although a rough, overgrown unofficial trail cuts 0.6 miles off the trip. The camp also be reached by a ¾-mile walk from Morgan Territory Road, but overnight parking isn’t allowed on the road and the shortcut requires climbing over a locked gate.

The camp has two leveled areas for tents and three picnic tables. There’s also a pit toilet (which was recently replaced with a new one), a horse trough, and a water spigot with untreated water. Campfires are not allowed, only camp stoves.

Morgan Backpack Camp
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Although the camp is pretty scenic, the area around it is a little dull. Highland Ridge Road climbs to some nice views, but otherwise there really isn’t much else to see except for miles of rolling oak-dotted ranchland.

Highland Ridge Road